The Truck Industry Council (TIC) is Australia's peak industry body representing truck manufacturers, importers and major component suppliers. TIC has set itself the task of marketing its core message:
Advances in truck technologies means reduced emissions making the transportation of our everyday goods and services greener and less polluting to the environment in which we all live. The enhanced productivity of today's trucks result in less carbon dioxide being produced per tonne-kilometre of freight carried.
Learn MoreThe majority (75%) of freight in Australia is transported on our road network and this will continue into the future because the Australian public want their goods delivered in the most efficient and effective means possible. The public understand the essential role trucks play in the distribution of goods and services that are vital to our living standards and to the economy.
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trucks registered in Australia
(120,000 trucks)
of the 463,000 trucks
were first registered in
1996 or earlier
Older model trucks
were not required to
meet any exhaust
emissions standards
(73,000 trucks)
of these meet only basic emissions standards, ADR70
(Euro 1 or equivalents)
Older model trucks are not
fitted with the safety features
we take for granted today
Years Old
The average age of an Australian truck is 14.9 years old, a figure
which exceeds the average in developed nations
By taking action to modernise the Australian truck fleet, air quality
and safety levels in Australia would improve significantly.
The productivity of the nation’s fleet would be enhanced, and
total carbon dioxide emissions would reduce.
